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Coast Guard rescues two from capsized boat off Georgia coast
A Coast Guard aircrew saves two men Sunday morning after their boat capsized off the coast of Jekyll Island in Georgia, in this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. — U.S. [Read More…]

Woman found dead after suspected bear encounter near Yellowstone, wildlife officials say
File image of Yellowstone National Park. — STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.) — A woman was found dead after what authorities say was “an apparent bear encounter” near Yellowstone National Park. The woman’s body [Read More…]

Separate boat crashes in Cape Cod and the Ozarks leave one dead, 13 injured, authorities say
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Separate boat crashes in Massachusetts and Missouri over the weekend have left multiple people injured and at least one person dead. A 17-year-old girl was killed and five other [Read More…]

US surpasses 400 mass shootings so far in 2023: National gun violence website
Bill Hutchinson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A shooting that erupted in a Houston park over the weekend that left a pregnant woman dead and four other people injured marked the 400th mass shooting in the United [Read More…]

3 injured in shooting outside Philadelphia bar, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Three people have been hospitalized after a shooting took place outside a bar in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. All three people who were shot were [Read More…]

Severe heat forecast: Where scorching temperatures will persist over the next week
ABC News (NEW YORK) — An unrelenting heat dome continues to hover over the western United States this weekend, prompting heat alerts for tens of millions of residents. Heat advisories and warnings were issued for 40 [Read More…]

Four dead in Oklahoma triple murder-suicide, including 10-month-old
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (VERDIGRIS, Okla.) — An Oklahoma mother killed her three children, including a 10-month-old, and then shot herself in an apparent triple murder-suicide, authorities said. The Verdigris Police Department went to investigate [Read More…]

Pregnant woman killed, four others injured in shooting at Houston park
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images/STOCK (HOUSTON) — A pregnant woman was shot and killed after a fight broke out at a Texas park early Saturday, her family told ABC Houston station KTRK. Four other people were struck by [Read More…]

26-year-old man who posed as high school student arrested on sex crime charges: Police
Lincoln Police Department (LINCOLN, Neb.) — A 26-year-old Nebraska man accused of posing as a high school student at two different schools has been arrested on sex crime charges, police said. Zachary Scheich, of Lincoln, [Read More…]

Trump Organization, Michael Cohen agree to settle million-dollar lawsuit
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization and former President Donald Trump’s one-time attorney Michael Cohen agreed Friday to settle a million-dollar dispute, just days before a jury trial was scheduled to start. Cohen [Read More…]

School bus monitor charged after 6-year-old with special needs dies in bus incident
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (SOMERSET COUNTY, N.J.) — A school bus monitor is facing charges after a 6-year-old girl with special needs died following an incident on a bus ride in New Jersey, prosecutors said. [Read More…]

Reward up to $40,000 for information in mysterious shooting of Birmingham firefighters
Birmingham Police Department (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are urging the public to come forward with information as they continue their search for the gunman who shot two firefighters inside a fire station [Read More…]

‘We want to play fair’: Wesleyan president on ending legacy admissions
sshepard/Getty Images (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) — The Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action nationwide was based on what was described as a fundamental sense of fairness. The rationale was that a student’s college acceptance should [Read More…]

Suspects arrested after three women attacked on Manhattan’s West Side: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two men have been arrested following three attacks on women in Manhattan’s Riverside Park this week, according to New York City police. The first attack was at about 4:40 [Read More…]

Judge sets spring trial date for classified docs case in blow to Trump’s quest for indefinite delay
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has dealt a blow to former President Donald Trump’s push to indefinitely delay his classified documents trial. The former president will now stand trial in May [Read More…]

Family of Gilgo Beach murder suspect releases statement: ‘Devastating time’
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The relatives of Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect Rex Heuermann are “going through a devastating time,” their attorney said in a statement Friday. Heuermann’s [Read More…]

US ambassador to China and high level diplomat in East Asia targeted in recent cyberattack: sources
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, and the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink’s email accounts were breached by China-based hackers in the massive [Read More…]

Hawaii’s coral reefs are in peril. What researchers are doing to restore coral ecosystems and preserve biodiversity
Lea McQuillan / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Hawaiian Islands are home to paradise, both above and beneath the ocean’s surface. However, nestled on the floor of the Pacific Ocean exists an underwater ecosystem [Read More…]

Afroman pushes back against cop lawsuit over recent music video
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After his home was raided by cops last year, despite no criminal charges, rapper Afroman said he decided to turn his emotions over the incident into his art. “The best [Read More…]

Rescuers to assess whether to continue search for children washed away in flash flood
ABC News (BUCKS COUNTY, Penn.) — Rescuers will assess Friday morning whether or not they can continue the search for a 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were washed away with their mother in [Read More…]